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KinMixLite (version 2.2.1)

protected: Catch numerical errors, and return -Inf

Description

Attempts to catch numerical erros in evaluating the expression x, delivering a default result instead of NaN or other failures

Usage

protected(x,default=-Inf)

Value

Returns -Inf in case of error, otherwise the value of x

Arguments

x

expression to be evaluated, typically the log-likelihood of a modified mixture model

default

value to be delivered if numerical errors are encountered

Author

Peter Green (P.J.Green@bristol.ac.uk)